Author: rural-data-admin
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Mapping Access to Birth Services in Canada
This research uses the Canadian Accessibility and Remoteness Index (CARI+) to describe access to obstetrical and birth services across Canada via travel time and distance. Rural obstetrical care in Canada has limited local access, meaning many women must travel, sometimes over several hours, to give birth. Care is often provided by fewer specialists and more…
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CARI+ Dataset – Population Centres
This dataset includes the Canadian Accessibility and Remoteness Index (CARI+) to measure rurality using travel time and distance to population centres across Canada. Calculation of CARI+ Scores The travel distance and time are measured from population-weighted DA centroids to the closest service centres, determined using population-weighted CSD (census subdivision) centroids. Both centroids are based on…
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CARI+ Dataset – High Schools
This version of the Canadian Accessibility and Remoteness Index (CARI+) measures access to public high schools in Canada via travel time and distance. This measure was calculated using the general methodology for CARI+, as described in the overall methodology publication (link). This was adapted to calculate accessibility to secondary schools in Canada. It was achieved…
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CARI+ Dataset – Youth Mental Health Facilities
Accessibility to facilities in Ontario that treat and diagnose Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in children and youth, measured by road-distance or travel time. This measure was calculated using the service-specific methodology for CARI+, as described in the overall methodology publication (link). This measure was adapted…
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CARI+ Dataset – Pharmacies in Ontario
Access to pharmacies in Ontario, Canada is calculated using the Canadian Accessibility and Remoteness Index (CARI+) via travel time and distance to publicly accessible pharmacies. This measure was calculated using the general methodology for CARI+, as described in the overall methodology publication (link). This was adapted to calculate accessibility to pharmaceutical care in Ontario. It…
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CARI+ Dataset – Emergency Departments
Accessibility to 24-hour emergency services in Canada is measured by travel time and distance using the Canadian Accessibility and Remoteness Index methodology. This measure was calculated using the general methodology for CARI+, as described in the overall methodology publication (link). This was adapted to calculate accessibility for hospitalsin Canada offering 24h emergency services (ED). It…
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Mapping Access to High Schools in Canada
What is it and why are we doing it? Travel to and from school is the most common daily travel activity for children in Canada, highlighting the importance of accessible education services. This project measures and maps access to high schools across Canada. The goal of this project is to better understand how geography shapes…
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Mapping Access to 24-hour emergency departments
What is it and why are we doing it? This project looks at access to hospitals with 24-hour emergency departments across Canada by estimating how far people need to travel and how long it takes to reach emergency care. In a publicly funded healthcare system, timely access to emergency services is undoubtedly a necessity. In practice, however, access…
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General CARI (Canadian Accessibility and Remoteness Index)
What is it and why are we doing it? The Canadian Accessibility and Remoteness Index (CARI+) is used to describe how easy or difficult it is for people to reach services and population centres across Canada. In research and policy, communities are often broadly classified as urban or rural; in contrast, CARI+ treats accessibility as a…
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Mapping Access to Child and Youth Mental Health Facilities in Ontario, Canada
What is it and why are we doing it? This project looks at access to mental health facilities that diagnose and treat several child and youth mental health conditions across Ontario. Mental health concerns among children and youth have been increasing, yet many young people are still unable to access appropriate care. Early diagnosis and…